The patches don't brake bones/save compatibility. Look at the filename suffix for NetHack version number. If the patch is very fresh, it may contain some nasty bugs. If something's very broken, you may have better luck with an older version. Please also note that some patches change Guidebook.txt. While this is meant to be helpful to Windows users reading it on their PCs, you will need to recreate it from Guidebook.mn if for some reason you need a correct layout.

Patches Altering Gameplay

With this patch, if you apply or #loot a container an additional option, a - Apply something from the <container>, is given, which lets you apply any lootable objects (which includes unidentified bags of tricks) from inside the container. If there is only one lootable object, the option changes to a - Apply the <object> inside, saving you another keystroke.

Windows Binary

Graphical and tty versions of NetHack for Windows with Jukka's patch collection (now also with qwertz, dynkey, and autopickup_exceptions). Some useful defaults and comments can be found in defaults.nh. (Compiled with MinGW.)